Company Overview

Tracing its roots back to the 1889 founding of a Japanese playing-card manufacturer, Nintendo is today one of the biggest providers of hardware and software for the gaming market. Its Game Boy handheld and GameCube gaming platforms are among the leading gaming platforms in the market: Game Boy is the number-one handheld, and GameCube vies with Microsoft’s XBox for the number two position behind Sony's PlayStation. Like other gaming companies, Nintendo is laying the groundwork for what promises to be the next big, profitable platform for gaming via online gaming and community sites and wireless-enabled gaming.